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Lutf Allah's complaint against his wife, 1903 or 1904
Lutf Allah complains that his second wife left the house twenty days ago.
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Transferring the properties of Taraziyah Khanum, the Christian, 1904
A copy of a document from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stating that although the Christians of Kurdistan claim that Taraziyah Khanum had endowed all her properties to the church and her endowments were reported to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by Khalifah Yusuf, the head of Christians before her death, Taraziyah Khanum's husband has displayed documents stating that his wife bequeathed all her properties to him in the presence of the ‘ulama’ and now he wants these properties back. The Ministry of Foreign Affair has issued an order on this.
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Divorce of Husayn Khan's daughter, 1904
The daughter of Husayn Khan Kalantar was triple-divorced by her husband, Mulla Muhammad. A court was established to address this matter in Khaniqayn. To that end, four witnesses in Qasr[-i Shirin] are waiting to appear court.
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Letter from Atabak A‘zam to Muzaffar al-Mulk, 1900
Telegram from Atabak A‘zam to Muzaffar al-Mulk, the Governor of Savujbulagh, on finding a job for the son of Muntakhab al-Dawlah and helping the livelihoods of him and his wife
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Jewish woman requests divorce from her Muslim convert husband, 1899
Petition by a Jewish woman whose husband, Mahdi, previously Jewish, has converted to Islam and married a Muslim woman. He does not agree to divorce his Jewish wife and demands she also convert to Islam, which she refuses to do.
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Complaint by Sadiq Khan's wife, 1899
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs asks the Government of Kurdistan to summon Sadiq Khan from Kurdistan (who used to be Amir Nizam's agent in Tabriz) and demands he settle the status of his marriage. Six years ago, Sadiq Khan married a woman in Tehran and since then he has neither paid her alimony nor divorced her.
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Regarding the transfer of Ibrahim's belongings to his wife, 1899-1900
Correspondence regarding Sayyid Ibrahim's belongings, which were transferred to his Russian wife before his death, in compliance with the local laws; hence his belongings cannot be transferred to his brother who is an Iranian national
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Letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Nasir al-Mulk, 1904
Regarding the complaint by the Ottoman Embassy against the Government of Kurdistan for not investigating the claims by Ottoman nationals, including the case of Shatir Sulayman, who has forcefully taken his daughter, the wife of an Ottoman national, to his own home.
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Jewish woman's conversion to Islam, 1901
Includes three telegrams by Muhsin from Savujbulagh regarding a Jewish woman who fled and converted to Islam with the help of a Kurdish Muslim; her husband declared his conversion by shaving his head and beard in order to take his wife back; later, he denied the conversion and announced that he was coerced to convert. Some of the ‘ulama accused him of blasphemy and ordered his killing. Thus, people have gathered to witness the execution and are causing turmoil. The writer has arrested the man to protect him from execution and asks for guidance on how to settle the matter.
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Dispute between Shi‘as and Tatars over a marriage, 1899-1900
Report from the Iranian Consulate to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, from Astrakhan, about a dispute between the Shi‘as and Tatars over the marriage of Khalili's daughter. Tatars claim that since the girl's mother was not a permanent wife, according to Russian law, her child is a Russian national. But Shi‘as of Haji Tarkhan oppose her marriage to a Tatar man. After some disturbances, the consulate has decided to take the mother and daughter into police custody to protect their safety; along with a receipt of the document and acknowledgment of the consulate's effort